Rock County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Rock County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 24, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 49 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 49 injured

32 milongest path · 1991

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F113

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 24, 1967	F3	24.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1991	F2	32 mi	440 yd	5	1
May 8, 1988	F2	27 mi	173 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 2024	EF2	25.9 mi	750 yd	1	0
Oct 9, 1970	F2	14.4 mi	50 yd	1	0
Sep 22, 1961	F2	6.9 mi	220 yd	1	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF2	6 mi	700 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	3 mi	67 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1971	F2	3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 25, 1998	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1965	F1	27.1 mi	167 yd	40	0
May 30, 2003	F1	10.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF2	6 mi	700 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF0	11.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF0	14.4 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 8, 2024	EF2	25.9 mi	750 yd	1
Jul 13, 2023	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	5.8 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 25, 2022	EF0	3.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 9, 2021	EF0	3.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 18, 2015	EF1	4.9 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 27, 1991, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Winnebago County, IL24 Green County, WI35 Walworth County, WI41 Boone County, IL25 Jefferson County, WI50 Dane County, WI78 Stephenson County, IL21 McHenry County, IL30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rock County, Wisconsin had?

36 tornadoes touched Rock County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rock County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 24, 1967, with a 24.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rock County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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